Archives for May 2025

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

Reign of The Felon Von Shitzenpantz:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s Going Communist ♬
• SNL: Трамп Middle East trip
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ By The Sea ♬
• Bill Hoover: ♫ Schemin for a Jet Plane ♬
• Christopher Titus: Трамп goes after BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN??
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard explains why he loves White South Africans
• John D. Cundle: ♫ The Worst Wing ♬:

• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп pushes his big beautiful bill and has a two-hour call with Putin
• Ronny Chieng: Трамп blasts South Africa for “White genocide” & Трамп merch needs a spell check
• LegalEagle: The DOJ can’t stop screwing up
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Man/Baby Трамп—Someone Needs a Time-Out ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s big beautiful bill passes the House, GOP creeps come out in force & profiting off Presidency
• Robert Reich: Трамп wants a new gilded age
• Stephen: Eat the tariffs & Трамп attacks Taylor Swift and threatens Springsteen & “Sesame Street” is saved
• John D. Cundle: ♫ Donnie, I Got Your Number ♬
• LegalEagle: The war for the Institute of Peace (and the death of Humphrey’s executor)
• Ronny Chieng: Трамп’s “big beautiful bill” passes House, takes from poor, gives to rich
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп—He’s Hot ♬
• SNL Weekend Update: Трамп accepts corrupt $400M jet bribe, RFK Jr. swims in sewage contaminated water
• Christopher Titus: Did the government just make immigration a game show?
• John Waldron: BREAKING: Трамп used FAKE DOCUMENTS during meeting!
• Randy Rainbow: ♫ That’s Трамп Derangement! ♬
• John Oliver: Трамп and the Press
• Glenn Kirschner: Three court losses for Von Shitzenpantz in 24 hours & Judge lectures Alina Habba about her job
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ When Трамп meets Jeffrey Epstein AGAIN ♬
• Steve Shives: Before you tell Springsteen to shut up and sing—shut up and listen
• John D. Cundle: ♫ Twist and Shout (and Deny!) ♬
• Scared Ketchup♫ The Krispy Gnome Song ♬
• The Late Show: How it feels to be Трамп’s Big Beautiful Bill
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп sells the Presidency, spreads fake news about South Africa & rants about Qatar jet
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп Pushes for RECORD National Debt Increase ♬
• Stephen: Where Трамп’s economy is headed, an his “Monroe Document”

Stella Magz: President Biden’s cancer diagnosis….

Deplorables:

• Steve Shives: Conspiracy theorist retires—“Real life has made me redundant”
• Jimmy Kimmel: Windmills
• Ross Childs: JD Vance commences the Naval grads
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Sorry if You’re Starving, Kids. (Billionaires Need Caviar) ♬
• LegalEagle: Who runs DOGE? A descent into madness
• Parody Project: ♫ SNIP SNIP ♬:

• Ronny Chieng: Kristi Noem plots citizenship Hunger Games & Kash Patel drops Epstein news
• Stephen: GOP can’t agree on the BBB & shopping for Air Force One & will Paramount hand The Dotard $50M?
• Jordan Klepper fingers the pulse: MAGA—The next generation
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ The Big Brazen Bill of Baloney ♬
• Charlamagne Tha God: Unpacking Republicans’ daddy issues with Трамп
• Tommy Campbell: Трамп watch arrives broken and it’s hilarious

Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Man, I Miss Obama ♬

Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.

– We need more protection for domestic workers.

– Come the new year, insurance will have to cover a year’s supply of hormone replacement therapy.

– Trailhead direct starts this weekend. You guys!

– Those guys don’t look like law enforcement.

– The framing of Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’ victories as a model for rural districts is a bit strange to me. She did better in the Portland suburbs than the rural parts of the district.

– Right to repair is law in Washington.

– More to every type of housing, including flats.

– Call your legislator or member of Congress.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally gets together tonight, as usual. Have something political on your mind? Stop by and tell us about it.

We meet tonight and every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the back room of the pub or, maybe, out on the back patio. We start at 8:00pm.

Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, stop by another chapter near you.

Cheers,
Darryl

This story on the strippers bill of rights is very interesting. It seems like the legislature may have to revisit some things. The worst excesses of strippers losing money on a shift are over, but strip club owners seem like pieces of shit.

Maybe some sort of collective ownership that cuts them out is a way to go in the future? I don’t know, that’s not helpful in the here and now.

LegalEagle: This channel is BIASED

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

The Reign of The Felon Von Shitzenpantz:

• Stella Magz: Kristi Noem’s girl math isn’t mathing
• LegalEagle: Трамп wants 747 from Qatar to be Air Force One
• The Late Show: SHROOMR—The psychedelic dating app
• JoJoFromJerz: Corruption in plane sight
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп Gets Rich as We (The People) Get Screwed ♬
• Stephen: A military parade fit for a dictator & GOP Bill with no food for hungry kids
• Robert Reich: America’s REAL national emergency
• The Marsh Family: ♫ Pamela Bondi ♬:

• Ari Melber: Трамп’s “losing” Supreme Court day as his DOJ goes “lawless”
• Desi Lydic Fauxsplains Трамп’s Qatari plane gift
• Lawrence O’Donnell: It takes “Трамп-level stupidity” to beg for a $400M jet while advocating Medicaid cuts
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп Cares! (If you Buy Him a Jet) ♬
• Hitler Rants Parodies: Hitler phones The Dotard
• The Late Show: Inside the new, luxurious Air Force One
• Rachel Maddow: Why Трамп’s medical records say more than he realizes
• Jordan Klepper: Трамп greeted by sword dancers in Qatar & RFK Jr. swims up Shit Creek
• Seth Meyers: Трамп fawns over Saudi Crown Prince, profiteers on Middle East trip amid GOP backlash
• Liberal Redneck: Трамп openly violates Constitution, gets sweet new plane
• Stephen: Трамп visits his BFF in Saudi Arabia & Grift Force One
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard announces huge tariff deal with China
• Stella Magz: Трамп & Qatar sitting in a tree
• LegalEagle: A third term for Трамп?
• Tommy Campbell: The truth about Трамп’s Surgeon General pick
• Jon Stewart: Трамп thanks Qatar for their generous jet bribe & accidentally does a Socialism
• Seth Meyers: Трамп slammed for Qatar bribe, blinks on China trade, insults Pirro and Oz
• Tommy Campbell: The Dotard falls asleep and forgets to sign bill
• Steve Shives: Трамп’s free plane from Qatar will cost us all
• Jordan Klepper: Saudi Arabia gives The Felon the royal treatment with McDonald’s & a mid-meeting nap
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ Come Fly With Трамп ♬:

• Stephen: Трамп suffers from size envy & Qatar’s gift plane will cost U.S. over $1 billion & EWR in crisis
• LegalEagle: ICE just arrested the Mayor of Newark
• Rachel Maddow: Трамп’s shiny object trick wears thin quickly in second term
• John D. Cundle: ♫ The Wordsmith of Wrong ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ What “America First” Means to Трамп ♬
• Leslie Jones roasts the goofy ass motherfuckers Трамп appointed to ruin the country
• Jordan Klepper: Трамп goes on epic weave in UAE & Lee Greenwood makes Qatar cameo
• Seth Meyers: Von Shitzenpantz faces GOP revolt over Qatar bribe, and the Middle East “corruption tour”
• The Late Show: A Saudi Gift horse for President Трамп
• Christopher Titus: Трамп’s 2nd term—It doesn’t stop!
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп seeks “biggest payoff in history” as he tells kids to expect less for Christmas
• Stephen: Трамп gets a free plane & China tariffs paused & Judge Jeanine heads to D.C.

John Oliver: Alliance Defending Freedom

Steve Shives: Can we just be NORMAL?

Even More Intellectually Challenged Deplorables:

• Stella Magz: MTG gets caught in a lie
• Knotheadusc: ♫ She Spreads Lies for Her Money ♬
• John D. Cundle: ♫ Mein Covfefe ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: The Rabbit Hole—Boat wakes
• Knotheadusc: ♫ MAGA Jive ♬:

• Eric Guerin: ♫ The story of Woody Guthrie’s fight with Трамп and a ukulele play-along ♬
• Stella Magz: Speaker Johnson cries for the poor
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ BREAKING NEWS: Karoline Leavitt ISN’T Breaking the Law ♬
• ScaredKetchup: Morning Ketchup Ep 1: Трамп’s 400m Jet, Sean Duffy is an idiot, Kanye & Hitler

Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Did Biden Market Bibles? ♬

Steve Shives: You can’t solve homelessness by criminalizing the homeless

Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.

– They really ought to resolve Tent City.. what a pain for the people who can least afford it.

– We’ll see the first wildfire season where the Federal government doesn’t care at all. But not the last.

– United Healthcare seems pretty bad.

– Anyway, please call your legislator or member of Congress today.

Good morning.

– More changing areas are coming to men’s bathrooms.

– The Washington AG’s office is making it easier to report sexual assault.

– The air freshener thing is funny, but who needs pine explained to them?

– Keep ICE out of Spokane parks.

Tuesday is the day we meet. The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally calls. Join us if you can.

We meet tonight and every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the back room of the pub or, maybe, out on the back patio. We start at 8:00pm.

Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, stop by another chapter near you.

– This was written before the pause (to 35%), but tariffs are still a problem.

– More Redmond light rail.

– Come on REI. Do better.

– I still don’t know who I’m voting for for City Attorney, but the Hacks and Wonks interviews with all of the challenges make me glad they’re running.

Desi Lydic: Canada PM Carney friend-zones Трамп & real ID brings out the Karens

Vox: Why this red state made preschool free

The Reign of The Felon Von Shitzenpantz:

• SNL: Трамп executive orders
• LegalEagle: Yes, this is Project 2025
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard is re-opening Alcatraz prison
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s Just so F-in’ Dumb ♬
• Antonia Hylton: Трамп stares into “abyss” as trade war “morass” forces embarrassing concession
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп wants to be the next Pope, ruins Star Wars Day & targets Hollywood with new tariffs
• Seth Meyers: New Pope criticized JD Vance & conclave upstages Трамп’s underwhelming U.K. trade deal
• Christopher Titus: We need a lemon law for president!
• John D. Cundle: ♫ How Many Lies Did Dotard Tell Today? ♬
• Steve Shives: The Felon wants a birthday parade:

• Desi Lydic: Трамп renames Persian Gulf, teases a “Big announcement” & loses another fighter jet
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: Трамп talks to new Pope
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to first American Pope
• Stephen: No time for due process & The Dotard’s versus Biden’s economy & reopening Alcatraz & is Трамп a Sith Lord?
• LegalEagle: The most corrupt presidential act in history
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп reveals first trade agreement, MAGA nuts lose minds over new Pope & MTG’s dumb-assery
• Seth Meyers: Carney tells Трамп Canada “Not for sale,” Трамп offends Catholics with AI Pope image
• Jon Stewart: Трамп on upholding the Constitution: “I don’t know”
• Tommy Campbell: The Dotard ridiculed for two dolls comment
• ScaredKetchup: ♫ Pope Трамп—The Musical ♬
• John Oliver: Трамп & deportations
• SNL Weekend Update: Трамп shares AI-generated image of himself as Pope
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s VERY BIG announcement and evil plan to defund NPR/PBS
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп—The Most Lawless President of All Time ♬
• Steve Shives: Трамп orders map labels carved into surface of the earth
• Randy Rainbow: Incompetent!:

• LegalEagle: Lawyers beat Трамп in court! (For now…)
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп makes Hollywood great again & Canadian Prime Minister shuts down becoming 51st state
• Stephen and Rachel: How Трамп is consolidating power at the expense of the other branches of government
• Jen Psaki: Why Трамп is a bystander to his own presidency
• Michael Kosta: Transgender soldiers explain why Трамп’s military ban is bogus
• Antonia Hylton: Трамп admin pushes extreme deportation powers amid constitutional crisis warnings
• John D. Cundle: ♫ They’re Coming to Take Трамп Away — A Third Impeachment Anthem! ♬
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Retreating on tariffs “confused illiterate clown” Трамп admits he’s too weak to do his job
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Breaking News—Трамп Vaporized by Falling Meteor ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard renames “Mother Day”
• Steve Shives: What Трамп-friendly journalism looks like
• Tommy Campbell: Mark Carney says it to Трамп’s face
• Seth Meyers: Трамп’s rant about dolls & strollers exposes MAGA’s hypocrisy on economy & health care

Jonathan Jensen: ♫ Lady Liberty’s Lament ♬

The Atlantic: How Hitler overcame the media in his rise to power

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

Deplorables:

• ScaredKetchup: Inside the most BIZARRE political event of 2025—The MAGA pole dancing championship!
• Lewis Black: Elon demands we have kids
• Desi Lydic: First American Pope makes history and MAGA Catholics already have issues
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ Losing Their Spine ♬:

• Steve Shives: Most Трамп voters have no regrets—So FUCK ’em!
• Knotheadusc: ♫ (Call it Gulf of) America ♬

Mother Jones: Why Maxwell Frost wants Democrats to “get caught fighting”

The Rabbit Hole with Jimmy Kimmel: The truth about 5G

Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.

If it’s Friday, it’s Carl has too many tabs open and is sharing some with you! Only realized after assembling them that it’s even more Seattle focused than usual.

– Joe Mallahan is running for mayor again. Hard no thank you in the primary.

– I don’t know enough about the Bar’s rules to know what will happen with Judge Pooja Vaddadi’s complaint, but Ann Davison seems to have acted unethically from a moral standpoint.

– Finally, Seattle elected officials do what the public most wants: Self dealing.

– And hey, the people spending big on Sara Nelson are who you think they are.

Good morning. I think it’s allergies since an antihistamine helps but I have been feeling gross for the last few days. So this may be even less coherent than usual.

But! I do want to say: It’s filing week. And you know what that means. You, yes you: You can run for office. Lots of local offices and people like you, but critically not you yet are putting their name forward.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally gets together tonight to provide a forum for political discussion. And, you know…just unwinding. Stop by if you can.

We meet tonight and every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the back room of the pub or, maybe, out on the back patio. We start at 8:00pm.

Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, stop by another chapter near you.

– I am glad to see Democrats competing everywhere in Washington.

– Fearmongering about transit safety could at least get their statistics right.

– Just fucking let the nude beachgoers be, SPD. Gosh.

– Anyway contact your legislator or member of Congress. They want to hear from you, and if they don’t, then they need to hear from you.